Unlike the coaches poll released earlier in the day, Ohio State remains the unanimous number one in the latest AP Top 25 poll. The Buckeyes received all 61 of the possible number one AP votes in the first poll of the regular season the day after turning aside Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. There was some movement within the top 10 though, as No. 2 Alabama swapped positions with No. 3 TCU just as they did in the coaches poll. Notre Dame also crept into the top 10 after moving up from No. 11 to No. 9 after demolishing Texas in South Bend. No. 10 Georgia dropped down one spot as the Irish passed them but the Bulldogs round out the latest AP top 10.
In all, a total of 10 teams from the SEC appear in the AP top 25 poll this week. That is a new record for a single conference, which will surely get some play as the week unfolds. The previous record of eight teams was hel d by the sEC in the preseason ranking.
No. 4 Baylor, No. 5 Michigan State, No. 6 Auburn, No. 7 Oregon and No. 8 USC all stayed in their preseason rank. Florida State dropped out of the top 10, moving down one spot to No. 11 in the AP poll. The Seminoles are followed by ACC Atlantic rival Clemson, UCLA, LSU and Georgia Tech. Similar to the coaches poll, Texas A&M makes a splash in its debut in the AP top 25 this season, cracking the poll at No. 16 after a resounding win against Arizona State. The Sun devils dropped out of the poll after being ranked No. 15 in the preseason AP poll. Other teams making a debut in the AP poll this week are No. 24 Utah and No. 25 Mississippi State.
